"SHOWN: Patient Andrina Autagne, age 13 (LEFT) waits on the exam table for Dr. Charlotte Thompson not shown) while her little sister Kalie Autagne (cq), age 9, reads ""The Cat in the Hat"" in the hallway. The Center for Handicapped Children and Teenagers will close at the end of January, 2004 because of funding problems. Dr. Charlotte Thompson is the only doctor in the area with expertise to care for kids with severe neuromuscular diseases. Writer is Kathy Seligman; this shoot date is 1/21/04. Katy Raddatz / The Chronicle Photo: Katy Raddatz"
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